Social Work

Ranked in 2012 | Social Work Rankings Methodology

In an advanced social work curriculum, students will take courses in social welfare policy, human behavior, and ethics, balanced with hands-on experience in clinical settings. These are the top social work programs.

Rank School name Score
#26 Indiana University

Indianapolis, IN

3.4
#26 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

3.4
#26 Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

3.4
#26 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–​New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

3.4
#26 University at Buffalo–​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

3.4
#26 University of Denver

Denver, CO

3.4
#26 University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

3.4
#33 Howard University

Washington, DC

3.3
#33 Portland State University

Portland, OR

3.3
#33 Simmons College

Boston, MA

3.3
#33 University of Minnesota–​Twin Cities

St. Paul, MN

3.3
#37 Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

3.2
#37 University of Connecticut

West Hartford, CT

3.2
#37 University of Georgia

Athens, GA

3.2
#37 University of Houston

Houston, TX

3.2
#37 University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

3.2
#37 University of Tennessee–​Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

3.2
#37 Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

3.2
#44 Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

3.1
#44 Arizona State University

Phoenix, AZ

3.1
#44 Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

3.1
#44 Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

3.1
#44 Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

3.1
#44 University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

3.1
#44 University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

3.1

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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania are now in the ‘Unranked’ category.

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